Eleftherios Spartalis, Periklis Tomos, Petros Konofaos, Grigorios Karagkiouzis, Georgia Levidou, Nikolaos Kavantzas, Alkistis Pantopoulou, Othon Michail, Despina Perrea, Gregory Kouraklis
Objectives. Recent advances in perioperative management, antibiotics, and surgical materials, including mechanical staplers, have decreased the operative risk of pulmonary resection. However, bronchopleural fistula can still occur in some instances, the occurrence often being lethal. This study investigated whether platelet-rich plasma (PRP) promotes granulation of the bronchial stump after pneumonectomy. Methods. Ten pigs were randomized into two groups: (A) control or non-PRP group (pneumonectomy) and (B) PRP group (pneumonectomy and PRP application)...
December 16, 2013: ISRN Surgery